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Engineers who design motion control and power transmission systems should pay close attention to the growing trend toward environmental sustainability, because industries wanting to clean up their act will increasingly look for more efficient machines. Next week, check out DN's green coverage package for a look at the way in which engineers have started to adapt packaging machines to sustainable materials.

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